מצחף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ף (ts-kh-p)

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mit͡sˈχaf/

Noun

מִצְחָף • (mitskháf) m (plural indefinite מִצְחָפִים, singular construct מִצְחַף־, plural construct מִצְחֲפֵי־)

1. (Medieval Hebrew, Modern Israeli Hebrew) A codex of the Bible (as a book rather than a scroll).

   Synonym: קוֹדֶקְס (kódeks)

References

• “מצחף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מצחף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he